"Having heard most of the new North American concert halls of the last 25 years, and some of the retrofittings, I’d nominate the 1,759-seat H-E-B Performance Hall as the sonic superior of any since the Meyerson-"

Best of all was the lush string sound that was soared from the pit -- the finest so far during a year of testing the new acoustics in the renovated hall.” - Janelle Gelfand’s - Cincinnati Business Courier

The sound was rich and luxurious, comfortably bearing the full weight of fortissimos and detailing pianissimos right down to the vanishing point. Instrumental colors bloomed.” ~ James R. Ostrich - New York Times

Contributing immeasurably to the music was a team not mentioned in the program – the engineers from a•’ku•stiks, the Norwalk, Conn., firm that consulted on the design of the Tobin Center’s 1,700-seat H-E-B Performance Hall, which opened in September, 2014. After a few months of experimentation to find the optimum configuration, the multipurpose hall now houses the San Antonio Symphony in aural splendor with a sound that can compete with the best single-purpose concert halls of recent decades – resonant, open, and astonishingly faithful to instrumental timbres. Bravi!
” ~ Mike Greenberg - Classical Voice North America

His strong-throated lament, underscored by an oboe and a small amplifier which produced a droning baseline, rose up into the 80-foot vault of the Armory like fire turning softly to smoke — an incineration of the heart’s earthly bonds.” ~ William L. Hamilton - New York Times

A Consolation of Voices: At the Park Avenue Armory, Mourning the World Over

The Belmont University Performing Arts Center will house a 1,700-seat multi-purpose theatre, a grand lobby and two contiguous event spaces that can hold more than 900 guests when combined with the lobby. ” - Belmont University Office of Communications

It’s an important element of citizenship especially in a democracy, and the community is better, our society is better when we cherish so much and are so proud of what we own together, what we share equally and fully with our fellow citizens. This most beautiful public building, which serves so many purposes, is now this generation’s gift to the future.” ~ Mayor Joe Riley - Charleston, South Carolina

What an improvement in the patron experience overall, especially within the auditorium itself. The music has never sounded so rich, so detailed, so warm. Much has to do with everyone being in the same room, but no doubt removing less-desirable seats and bringing in walls to shrink the overall volume has had a huge impact.” - Thom Mariner - Movers&Shakers Cincinnati

There was never any question about who would open. There was no Plan B,” I.M.P. chairman Seth Hurwitz said. “It was always just the Foos. I texted Dave some photos of the venue after we started building it and asked him ‘Who else should open it?’ He said ‘Nobody.’ That was the end of it.”

“...the orchestra and the theater both sounded transformed; the sound quality was the main topic of conversation.[Akustiks’] new shell...gave the orchestra a luster, balance, and bloom that was startling to regular concertgoers. The bass strings gained weight, the winds and violins a burnished luster...”

Garde Arts Center, New London, CT

Milton Moore, critic, The Day, 2001 (New London, CT)

The New York Philharmonic creates some of the most incredible music in the world,” Mr. Heatherwick said in a statement, “so it deserves a world-class concert hall.” ~ Thomas Heatherwick - Heatherwick Studios

The poignancy of each song’s performance was accentuated by the silently attentive audience and the intimate comfort and excellent acoustics of this underappreciated gorgeous theater. The soft lighting and rotating visual backdrops added a classic touch to the presentations as well. It was a perfect setting and one that made Isbell fans feel as honored to be in attendance as the honoree.” - Music City Mike

That magnitude also put the new hall to perhaps its first serious acoustical test, which it passed with flying colors. In fact, the new facility seems designed exactly for this kind of big, glorious sound. ~ Peter Ingle - Charleston Today

The acoustics in the new theater are absolutely incredible. The concert was conducted beautifully by our new music director, Ken Lam, and being able to collaborate with the brilliant Yo-Yo Ma was truly inspiring. ~ Yuriy Bekker - Concertmaster Charleston Symphony Orchestra

On March 5th starts the season 2015 for the Philharmonic Orchestra of Minas Gerais in their new concert hall.
"It is hardly traditionally rectangular, but has a large space, which helps spread the sound. Similarly, it is not an arena, a terrace, but has a format that facilitates the distribution of the audience. In terms of division of seats, is undoubtedly one of the best in the world, " - Michael Bar

“A resplendent marriage of sight and sonics…the hall possesses qualities found in only the best facilities: warmth, clarity and resonance…Sound envelops the ears as if you’re planted in the middle of the performance.”

Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music – Cleveland, Ohio

Donald Rosenberg, Cleveland Plain-Dealer

"Mahler and Meyer provide the Nashville Symphony with a glorious finale...."

“It seemed last night as if a new era had dawned for the Toledo Symphony. The orchestra has never sounded better. Suspended above the stage were newly installed rectangular sound reflectors. Their effect on last night’s overall tone quality was wonderfully positive. Gone was the uneven projection and often tinny timbre. Last night the sound was firm, yet warm; rich, et sufficiently transparent. Individual voices could easily be distinguished within the wind and brass sections. Strings soared. As an added visual bonus, the reflectors, and the golden ambiance they lend to the stage lighting, are attractive as well.”

Peristyle Theatre Orchestra Shell Addition, Toledo, Ohio

Steven Cornelius, Music Critic, The Blade, 2002, (Toledo, OH)

“Dave actually said, ‘You know, everyone is going to want to play here.’ I was like, ‘Well, it usually takes time; the word has to get out.’ He was like, ‘No, you don’t understand. It’s going to be instant, it’s going to be crazy, you’re not even going to have enough dates. … Everyone is gonna wanna play this place!” - I.M.P. founder Seth Hurwitz

The new Gaillard Center will enable well-established organizations such as Spoleto Festival and the Charleston Symphony to do better by taking advantage of a proper concert hall with improved acoustics and all the right equipment backstage. ~ Adam Parker - The Post and Courier

"In the case of last night’s Art Garfunkel’s concert ... which not only let me experience the incredible acoustics of the Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater at the Tobin, but took me back in time almost 50 years through his music – and of course the music of Simon and Garfunkel." ~ Rivard Report by: Alan Weinkrantz

“The acousticians have been at the table since Day 1 in the design process and every step of the way in the building phase. We promised the finest acoustics ... Acoustics is everything.” ~ Bruce Bugg Jr., chairman of the Bexar County Performing Arts Center Foundation

"Having heard most of the new North American concert halls of the last 25 years, and some of the retrofittings, I’d nominate the 1,759-seat H-E-B Performance Hall as the sonic superior of any since the Meyerson-"

"…a hall where every sound is not only heard but felt... an acoustic gem and one of the most successful auditoriums built in a century."

Schermerhorn Symphony Center – Nashville, TN

Micahel Linton, The Wall Street Journal September 12, 2006

"I'm still pinching myself every few minutes. The Mead Theater has turned out to be everything we dreamed it would be —and more. The sound is warm and resonant but also clear and present. That makes it a perfect hall for the glistening sonoroties of the French impressionists."

“...you could appreciate the two actors’ every whisper and facial expression from any part of the house.”

Signature Theater – New York, New York

James S. Russell; Bloomberg, Feb 27, 2012

First in our minds is that Music Hall has an acoustic character that is very much loved by people. There are qualities about the room, particularly of reverberation, warmth and richness, that we want to retain and build upon.” ~ Paul Scarbrough - Akustiks

Neither Charleston nor New Orleans is short on cultural opportunities, but this fall the cities’ creative landscapes get even richer with the completion of two new theater projects.” ~ Elizabeth Hutchison - Garden and Gun

Last October, Foo Fighters belted out the lyrics of their latest single, “Sky Is a Neighborhood,” to a sellout crowd of 6,000 at the opening night of Washington, D.C.’s newest music venue, The Anthem: “Gotta get to sleep somehow/Bangin’ on the ceiling/Keep it down!” But nobody in the adjacent apartment towers was doing any bangin’. They couldn’t hear a peep.” - MATT HURWITZ - MIX

“The acoustic numbers were so clear, the piano rich, overall the Tobin’s acoustics were top rate,” San Antonio acoustic and classical guitarist and teacher George Gaytan said. “It was like we were like hearing a live show with headphones on. As a musician, I could even single (out) each instrument at times, which is rare at most venues.”

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Best of all was the lush string sound that was soared from the pit -- the finest so far during a year of testing the new acoustics in the renovated hall.” - Janelle Gelfand’s - Cincinnati Business Courier

The sound was rich and luxurious, comfortably bearing the full weight of fortissimos and detailing pianissimos right down to the vanishing point. Instrumental colors bloomed.” ~ James R. Ostrich - New York Times

Contributing immeasurably to the music was a team not mentioned in the program – the engineers from a•’ku•stiks, the Norwalk, Conn., firm that consulted on the design of the Tobin Center’s 1,700-seat H-E-B Performance Hall, which opened in September, 2014. After a few months of experimentation to find the optimum configuration, the multipurpose hall now houses the San Antonio Symphony in aural splendor with a sound that can compete with the best single-purpose concert halls of recent decades – resonant, open, and astonishingly faithful to instrumental timbres. Bravi!
” ~ Mike Greenberg - Classical Voice North America

His strong-throated lament, underscored by an oboe and a small amplifier which produced a droning baseline, rose up into the 80-foot vault of the Armory like fire turning softly to smoke — an incineration of the heart’s earthly bonds.” ~ William L. Hamilton - New York Times

A Consolation of Voices: At the Park Avenue Armory, Mourning the World Over

The Belmont University Performing Arts Center will house a 1,700-seat multi-purpose theatre, a grand lobby and two contiguous event spaces that can hold more than 900 guests when combined with the lobby. ” - Belmont University Office of Communications

It’s an important element of citizenship especially in a democracy, and the community is better, our society is better when we cherish so much and are so proud of what we own together, what we share equally and fully with our fellow citizens. This most beautiful public building, which serves so many purposes, is now this generation’s gift to the future.” ~ Mayor Joe Riley - Charleston, South Carolina

What an improvement in the patron experience overall, especially within the auditorium itself. The music has never sounded so rich, so detailed, so warm. Much has to do with everyone being in the same room, but no doubt removing less-desirable seats and bringing in walls to shrink the overall volume has had a huge impact.” - Thom Mariner - Movers&Shakers Cincinnati

There was never any question about who would open. There was no Plan B,” I.M.P. chairman Seth Hurwitz said. “It was always just the Foos. I texted Dave some photos of the venue after we started building it and asked him ‘Who else should open it?’ He said ‘Nobody.’ That was the end of it.”

The New York Philharmonic creates some of the most incredible music in the world,” Mr. Heatherwick said in a statement, “so it deserves a world-class concert hall.” ~ Thomas Heatherwick - Heatherwick Studios

The poignancy of each song’s performance was accentuated by the silently attentive audience and the intimate comfort and excellent acoustics of this underappreciated gorgeous theater. The soft lighting and rotating visual backdrops added a classic touch to the presentations as well. It was a perfect setting and one that made Isbell fans feel as honored to be in attendance as the honoree.” - Music City Mike

That magnitude also put the new hall to perhaps its first serious acoustical test, which it passed with flying colors. In fact, the new facility seems designed exactly for this kind of big, glorious sound. ~ Peter Ingle - Charleston Today

The acoustics in the new theater are absolutely incredible. The concert was conducted beautifully by our new music director, Ken Lam, and being able to collaborate with the brilliant Yo-Yo Ma was truly inspiring. ~ Yuriy Bekker - Concertmaster Charleston Symphony Orchestra

On March 5th starts the season 2015 for the Philharmonic Orchestra of Minas Gerais in their new concert hall.
"It is hardly traditionally rectangular, but has a large space, which helps spread the sound. Similarly, it is not an arena, a terrace, but has a format that facilitates the distribution of the audience. In terms of division of seats, is undoubtedly one of the best in the world, " - Michael Bar

“Dave actually said, ‘You know, everyone is going to want to play here.’ I was like, ‘Well, it usually takes time; the word has to get out.’ He was like, ‘No, you don’t understand. It’s going to be instant, it’s going to be crazy, you’re not even going to have enough dates. … Everyone is gonna wanna play this place!” - I.M.P. founder Seth Hurwitz

The new Gaillard Center will enable well-established organizations such as Spoleto Festival and the Charleston Symphony to do better by taking advantage of a proper concert hall with improved acoustics and all the right equipment backstage. ~ Adam Parker - The Post and Courier

"In the case of last night’s Art Garfunkel’s concert ... which not only let me experience the incredible acoustics of the Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater at the Tobin, but took me back in time almost 50 years through his music – and of course the music of Simon and Garfunkel." ~ Rivard Report by: Alan Weinkrantz

“The acousticians have been at the table since Day 1 in the design process and every step of the way in the building phase. We promised the finest acoustics ... Acoustics is everything.” ~ Bruce Bugg Jr., chairman of the Bexar County Performing Arts Center Foundation

First in our minds is that Music Hall has an acoustic character that is very much loved by people. There are qualities about the room, particularly of reverberation, warmth and richness, that we want to retain and build upon.” ~ Paul Scarbrough - Akustiks

Neither Charleston nor New Orleans is short on cultural opportunities, but this fall the cities’ creative landscapes get even richer with the completion of two new theater projects.” ~ Elizabeth Hutchison - Garden and Gun

Last October, Foo Fighters belted out the lyrics of their latest single, “Sky Is a Neighborhood,” to a sellout crowd of 6,000 at the opening night of Washington, D.C.’s newest music venue, The Anthem: “Gotta get to sleep somehow/Bangin’ on the ceiling/Keep it down!” But nobody in the adjacent apartment towers was doing any bangin’. They couldn’t hear a peep.” - MATT HURWITZ - MIX

“The acoustic numbers were so clear, the piano rich, overall the Tobin’s acoustics were top rate,” San Antonio acoustic and classical guitarist and teacher George Gaytan said. “It was like we were like hearing a live show with headphones on. As a musician, I could even single (out) each instrument at times, which is rare at most venues.”